Improvement in trunk-fasteners



UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

FRANK W. MIX, OF TERBYVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE EAGLE LOCKCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MPROVEMENT IN TRUNK-FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Iietters Patent No. 186,746, dated January30, 1877; application filed December 30, 1876.

To Aall whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W. MIX, ofTerryville, in the Acounty of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, haveinvented. certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification:

The nature of my invention will be fully understood froml the followingspecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure lis a front elevation of atrunk-fastener which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the same with the cap-plate removed to better show the interiormechanism 5 and Fig. 3 is a like view with the catch-bolt fastened back.

A designates the case, and B the upper portion to which the catch C isattached. I prefer to make these parts of cast metal, and they may be ofany pleasing design. The catch is the same as those in common use forvarious purposes. D designates the catchbolt, which is of knee form, theupper arm a, forming the catch-portion and the lower and horizontal armb extending through one edge of the case A to form the operating-handle.Back of the catch-bolt D is a spring, c, which bears upon the upper endof the upper arm a, and crowds said bolt forward. Upon the low- -er edgeof the horizontal arm b is a shoulder,

far enough to disengage it from the catch C, the shoulder d is broughtupon the inside of the case A, when the spring c, by bearing up.-

on the upper end of the upper arm a, tilts the outer end of thehorizontal arm downward, so as to engage the shoulder d with the edge ofthe case A and hold the catch-bolt back, as shown in Fig. 3. By liftingthe outer end of the arm b the shoulder d is released-and the springthrows the catch-bolt back to its former position.

When the catch C is forced into the case A the inclined portions ofthecatch C and catchbolt D strike each other and the latter is thrown back,so as to allow the catch to enter the case, after which the springthrows the catch-bolt forward, so as to lock the fastener, as shown inFig. 2. The fastening is released by depressing the outer end of the armb, as'

before described.

This device 1s cheaply made, is substantial, and conveniently operated.

I claim as my invention- In a trunk-fastener the shoulder', d, formed onthe lower edge of the compound sliding and rocking bolt D a b, incombination with the case A and spring c, all operating togethersubstantially as described, and for the pur- FRANK W. MIX.

'pose set forth.

Witnesses:

ELI-SHA MIX, WM. B. ELLs.

